Several current and former Timber Creek and Port Orange Spruce Creek athletes have qualified to represent the United States in international weightlifting following strong showings at the USA Weightlifting National Junior Championships in California over the weekend.

World Junior qualifiers in women’s competition include Timber Creek senior Victoria Gillooly, the 58-kilo champion; and former Spruce Creek state champ Ashley Koren, now a University of Florida freshman, who won the 53-kilogram weight division.

Qualifying for the World Youth meet in Uzbekistan in April were Spruce Creek junior Shelby Koren and Timber Creek sophomore state champion Kjayla Martin as the No. 1 lifters in the country in their age group.

Former Timber Creek standout Brett Silvers won the men’s 69-kilo class and former Spruce Creek lifter Kyle Hanna won the men’s 105s and both are headed to the World Juniors in Peru, in May.